While most manufactures provide driver update software for free, they are typically difficult to locate and match to your particular device. Hardware Helper™ from PC HelpSoft automatically locates updates; backs up your drivers for quick and easy reinstall and will even notify you when new updates are released for your drivers. With Hardware Helper™, webcams, printers, scanners, video cards, and more can be up and running in just minutes. This revolutionary new pc optimization software by PC HelpSoft™ saves hours of searching for the right driver, allowing you to use your new device almost instantly.

The new version is packed with user friendly features:

Automatic Device Identification

Instant Driver Update Downloader

Guided Driver Restore Wizard

Custom Driver Uninstaller

PC Hardware Configuration Exporter

Hardware Diagnostic Engine

Automatic Device Detection – Hardware Helper™ customizes device identification specifically for your laptop or PC by determining the precise components and peripherals to get the job done quickly and efficiently. The software instantly pings our Smart Update™ software update location system searching for the best available stability and performance updates to match your specific hardware.

Driver Export Manager™ – Reinstalling Windows or upgrading to Windows 8 (or the latest version of Windows) is a breeze with Hardware Helper’s Driver Export Manager™. Hardware Helper™ quickly backs up all the drivers installed on your PC or laptop and compresses the backup drivers to a zip file that’s easy to export and reinstall once your upgrade or reinstall is complete.

Upgrade to Hardware Helper 12 Professional and take advantage of exciting new features – Hardware Helper 12 is capable of recognizing more than 80,000 devices and peripherals. With a constantly expanding database of drivers, you can be confident that your PC or laptop is always up-to-date.

Improved Database – With more than 80,000 drivers updated daily, getting the right support for your device is simple, quick and efficient.

Eliminate Temperature Issues – Eliminate the risk of damage, compromised stability and performance due to overheating. Hardware Helper 12 Professional will monitor the temperature of your CPU, graphics card, and HD.

Hardware Management – Supporting the newest Intel and AMC CPU and Graphics Processing Unit as well as the latest nVidia Quadro, GeForce AMD FirePro drivers and more. This improved feature also supports more hardware sensors and offers more accurate hardware temperature. The optimized hardware detection speed had been increased by 40%!

Optimized Driver Backup – Back up all your drivers in just one minute or less with the Hardware Helper’s increased speed of 50% of the driver back-up process. The added driver package integrity scan also fixes the ‘cat file’ missing and ‘no signature driver’ warning problem that is common when restoring drivers.

Optimized Driver Uninstaller – Improvements to the uninstall driver module program will now delete the old drivers from ‘Driver Store’ entirely.’

Optimized Memory Usage – Hardware Helper 12 now takes up fewer system resources than before and reduces memory usage by an incredible 50-60 %.

PC HelpSoft™ is also announcing the release of the Pro Version of PC Cleaner that can reduce malware and cluttered hard drives resulting in a highly optimized computing environment.